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- calque of Czech and Slovak · calque ofČeskoslovensko
- English todayCzechoslovakia
From Czecho- + Slovakia, a calque of Czech and Slovak Československo.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A former country in Central Europe, now the Czech Republic and Slovakia; Carpathian Ruthenia, at the eastern end, became a part of Ukraine. Full definition →
From Czecho- + Slovakia, a calque of Czech and Slovak Československo.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.